Continuing
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Effective Meetings and Minutes
Time is running out to register for this interactive ½-day workshop
that will provide
practical information and useful tips on the what, who, and how of modern
meeting practice and minute keeping. This workshop will include guidelines
on how to organize meeting agenda, how to meet director informational
needs, and other key aspects of meeting effectiveness and procedures for
successful board and annual general meetings. This workshop will
particularly benefit those with little or no legal background.
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Registration
Deadline
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Workshop Date
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Location(s)
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Tuesday
5/13/2008
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Thursday 5/15/2008
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Toronto
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Member pricing is $275, Non-Members $325 + GST.
Facilitator:
John Dinner
Course Length: 1/2 day
Time: 9AM - 12PM
More info... | Register
Directors
Education and Accreditation Program
Chartered
Secretaries Canada in partnership with Borden
Ladner Gervais LLP and Aon
Canada is accepting applications for the upcoming Directors
Education and Accreditation Program.
If you are concerned about being an effective director of a public,
private, not-for-profit or government organization, you owe it to yourself
to register
now. You will receive
certification as an Accredited Director upon successful completion.
The
ICSA-Canada Directors Education and Accreditation Program (DEAP)
helps you to clarify your governance mission and fully exercise your
leadership potential as a board director. It is a highly interactive 3-day
course that incorporates roundtable discussions, case studies and on-point
insights from leading academic thinkers, experts in the field of board
behaviour and Directors-in-residence. The goal of the program is to build
competencies deemed necessary to be an effective director.
Next
session:
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Registration
Deadline
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Course Date(s)
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Location(s)
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May 20
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June 11-13
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Calgary,
Alberta
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Member pricing
starts from $3000, Non-Members from $3700. Included in the
non-member price is 2008 membership in CSC Affiliate Group.
Other
upcoming sessions:
Vancouver: September 11-13
Toronto: September 24-26
Ottawa: October 6-8
Montréal: October 29-31, 2008
More info... | Register
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Calgary
Forum |
Details... |
Toronto
Symposium |
Risk,
Uncertainty and Effective Governance
Chartered
Secretaries Canada is preparing for our 5th Annual
Toronto Symposium, to be held December 8.
There is still time to
submit your papers. The cover page is downloadable from our
website.
Details... |
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Corporate Governance News |
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News stories are refreshed on a regular basis from our website home page in the Governance
in the News section. A sample of what is currently
posted:
In-depth analysis is published and mailed
to members and other subscribers through the Corporate Governance
Quarterly (CGQ). The latest issue (Summer 2008) of the CGQ
will arrive to members in June and will be available in electronic format from the ICSA website, members
section, in the CGQ
Library Archive. |
Website
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Can't
find what you're looking for? Try entering a search term into the
search bar that appears below the header on every page of the website.
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Members |
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Career
Centre |
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Reminders |
ICSA members in good standing may post their resume on the website at no
charge. Employers can search here for candidates whose expertise lies in corporate
secretarial, legal counsel and shareholder services.
| Name |
Items Attached |
Position |
Location |
Date Posted |
| Paul Dubal, F.C.I.S. |
Resume
(pdf) |
n.a. |
Toronto |
May 12, 2008 |
See the Employment
Wanted section in the Career Centre for more information.
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Annual General Meeting Chartered
Secretaries Canada travels across the country to give more members
the opportunity to attend the AGM. Every member in good standing is
welcome to join us at this year's AGM in Calgary, Alberta on June
13, 2008. Watch for your notice and package by email. Please
contact the ICSA office if you don't receive your package by the end
of this month.
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| IQS Exams Please
register by October 1 to write the next set of exams on Wednesday,
November 5, 2008. Contact pamela.smith@icsacanada.org.
Exam
Date Details...
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Branches |
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Membership Benefits -
Books |
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For
local events and updates, click the links to the right to check
the websites of Chartered Secretaries Canada's 5 branches. |
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Canadian
Corporate Secretary's Guide
Available to ICSA members at 30% off the $810 listed price.
Topics include Incorporation, Financial Disclosure, TSX Listing
Requirements, Reorganizations, Meetings, Extra-Provincial Business
and more. Purchase includes Corporate
Brief, a monthly newsletter with articles, recent cases,
legislative updates.
More info...
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Nathan's
Company Meetings including Rules of Order, 7th edition
Chartered Secretaries Canada members can save on the
300-page soft cover if you order by July 31, 2008. Contact info@icsacanada.org
with your member number to request for the discount code to use
when placing your order with CCH. |
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Black Holes in Organizations
For a limited time, ICSA members receive 10%
off and free shipping and handling on a book on how to eradicate
problem areas that exist in every company, problems that the
author describes as 'Black Holes'.
More info... |
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